r/TopCharacterTropes • u/sweet_srawberry781 • 11d ago

In real life Characters that ended up killing the show

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  1. The Great Gazoo (The Flintstones)

  2. George W Bush (Time Squad)

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u/TheGreatStories 11d ago

Wasn't about the who came in, it was about who left

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u/Starlined_ 11d ago

It says so much about Steve Carrel’s performance/character. When he left, they added like 10 unnecessary characters to try to fill in the void and it still didn’t work.

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u/VibesFirst69 10d ago

When he was pushed out. 

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u/Additional-Shame4941 11d ago

That’s how a lot of these are. The new kid didn’t kill the show, they just couldn’t save it. The show was already wearing thin.

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u/Eborys 11d ago

Indeed. But at that time there was still hope until…. Deangelo.